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Alan McKinnon wrote: |
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> On Sat, 18 Feb 2012 06:39:27 -0600 |
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> Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com> wrote: |
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>> Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: |
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>>> Am Samstag, 18. Februar 2012, 06:00:00 schrieb Dale: |
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>>>> I don't really think they can unless they just cut power to all the |
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>>>> computers. After all, the internet is supposed to be redundant |
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>>>> right? If there is a few computers still running that have a |
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>>>> connection, it is still working. Sort of anyway. |
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>>>> Does make one wonder tho. They have been talking about having a |
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>>>> internet "off switch" but I'm not sure it would be that easy. |
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>>> basically, yes. Take down the core routers and backbones and |
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>>> everything falls apart. |
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>> But how long would it take to actually do this? |
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>> Another thing, the Government, especially the military, uses the |
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>> internet too. |
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> Not quite. They use the same internet *technology* you do, not |
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> necessarily the same internet *devices*. |
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What about banks? Credit cards? Heck, even food stamp cards? Would |
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phones work? I'm not just thinking about Vonage or Skype either. |
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When you think about all this stuff, it could get scary. If the |
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internet went down, even by accident somehow, what all would we lose and |
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not realize it? |
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Dale |
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:-) :-) |
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how you interpreted my words! |
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